Door



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. DOOR Filed March 22, 1950 2) W 152 7w f neflbu Patented Aug. 19, 1952 UNITED STATES ATENT' OFFICE DOOR HughW. Bascom,'Panora, Iowa .Application March22, 1950, Serial No. 1534105 (or. ion-:37)v

16' Claims.

My invention relates to a combination screen and storm door and is within the same class as y 109,130 filed August 8, 1949.

Certain type combination screen and storm doors have separate removable glass and screen members that are interchangeable within the opening of the door according to the particular season. The member not used is generally stored for the time being in any suitable place such as a garage, basement or the like. i Other type doors of this class have the screens and glass panels door described in patent application No. 1

slidably arranged in channels on the door frame and are capable of being stored within the door itself when not in use; It is with the latter class of doors that my invention is more particularly as a-closure for the opening can be stored within the frame and further having interlocking means for the respective panel and screen sections and such a means for these sections and the door frame whereby the screens and panels respectively are rigidly locked in placewhen'positioned within the frame openingp A further object of this'invention is to provide a door having the above characteristics that is also provided with interlocking means for holding the glass panels and screen members together and such a means, for these members and the door frame whereby when the panels are in place in the frame opening, the interlocking means provides a rigid window sill at the outside bottom of the lower panel that is designed to provide a water run-off for rain, meltedsnow and the like.

Still another object of this invention is to proscreens are usedas closures withinthe' frameopening, this interlocking means provides a rigid sill for a water run-01f as above described These and other objects will be apparent to those skilled in the art. e

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement, and combination of the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained as hereinafter more fullyset forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a door arranged as a screen door,

2 is. an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of this door taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1,

3 is a similar sectional View as Fig. 2 but showing the glass panels within the door frame opening, and

Fig. 4 is a cross-sectional view of this door taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

-Referring to the drawings I have used the numeral Hi to designate an ordinary door frame having an opening that is preferably greater than one-half its dimensions in any one direction. The sides of the bottom portion of this door frame is'are spaced apart to provide a storage compartmentforuse as will later be described. The upper ed'gcof the frame In that is adjacent the frame opening is made so that its outside edge I I is lower than its. inside edge I2 to form the slanted surface 13 as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. Atthe bottom of the frame opening, the respective marginal outside and inside edges of the frame H) are provided with inverted U-shaped inwardly extending channel grooves 14 and I5 and as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 the groove 14 is lower in the frame lt' thanthe groove 15. On each side are held against accidental movement by frictional engagement. .Similarly arranged in the channels 23 and 24 respectively are, the Window screen members 29 and 30 that are also mounted in suitable frames. The top andbottom portions of the respective frames on the glass panels and screens are grooved so as to be interlocking in a manner which is the novel part of this invention andwhich I will now describe.

The bottom of the frameZI on the 'glass panel extends outwardly and downwardly fromthe panel 25 in 'a direction towards the outside of the door as shown-in Fig.2 to form the sillportion 3i, On the forwardmarginal edge of this sill portion 3| there is a U-shaped groove 32 and a like groove 33 is on the rear side. As shown in the drawings the groove 33 is integral with the sill portion 3| but is to the rear of the panel 25 while the sill 3| and groove 32 are forwardly of the panel 25. The top marginal edge of the frame 2? projects outwardly in a direction towards the outside of the door and is bent over to form the inverted U-shaped channel 34. The bottom of theframe 28 on the panel 26 projects outwardly from the panel 26 in a direction towards the inside of the door' and is bent upwardly to form the U-channel 35 in a manner similar to the channel 34 but oppositely positioned in relation thereto as shown in Fig. 2. The top of the frame 28 extends outwardly and upwardly in a direction towards the inside of the door to form the sill portion36 and has the inverted U- haped channel 31 along its marginal edge.

The top of frame on the screen 29 projects in a direction toward the outside of the door and has the inverted U-shaped channel 38 similar to the channel 34 at the top of the panel 25. The bottom of the frame on screen 30 projects in a direction towards the inside of the door and has 'a U-shaped channel 39 similarto channel 35 at the bottom of panel 26. At the bottom of the screen 29' the frame extends downwardly towards the outsideof the door to form the sill portion lflwith the U-shaped channel groove 4| along its -marginal-edge. This sill portion 40 is substantially the same as the sill portion 3| at the bottom of the panel 25 minus the groove 33. At the top of the screen 30 the frame extends therefrom in two directions in the form of a T and is slanted downwardly in a direction towards the outside of the door as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 to form a sill portion 42. The forwardly lower marginal edge of the sill portion 42 is provided with the inverted U-channel 43 and the rearwardly higher marginal edge thereof has the inverted U-channel 44. Thus constructed and arrangedthis door will operate in the following mannerr v V V Fig, 2 shows the glass panels 25 and 26 stored within-the bottom compartment of the door It and thescreens 29 and 30 moved upwardly to their operable position within the opening in the door. -Thus arranged ascreen door is provided. In thisposition the groove 4| on the sill 40 is interlocked with the channel groove 4 on the door frame l so that the top of the sill 4!] presents a slanted surface which serves as a water run-olf means. The top of the sill 42 on the screen 30 in this position engages part ofthe slanted door frame surface l3 and the grooves 38 and 39 respectively on the bottom and top of the screens 30 and 29 are interlocked to provide a rigid connection between these two screen sections.--At the same time the sill portion 36 on the top of the glass panel 26 is interlocked with the hook of the frame It and the bottom of the frame 28 on panel 26 engages the upper side of the sill 3 so that the glass panels within the storage. compartment are rigidly held within theiizrespective channels and will not rattle.

In Fig. 3, the glass panels and 26 are in place within the door frame opening and the screens 29 and are in the storage compartment of the door to provide a storm door. ,Thus arranged the'top of. the sill 36" on the glass panel 26 engages part of the slanted door frame surface |3 andthegrooves 28 and respectively on the bottom-andtop of the glass panels 23 and 25 '25 to the outside of the door frame.

are interlocked to provide a rigid connection between these two glass panel sections. The groove 33 at the bottom of the panel 25 is interlocked with the channel groove |5 on the door frame to further provide rigidity for'the panel sections while in their operable position. At the same time the sill portion 42 on the top of the screen 30 is positioned so that the inverted channel 43 is engaging the top of the hook I4 and the other inverted channel 44 on this sill portion 42 is interlocked with the channel groove 32 in the sill 3| on the bottom of the glass panel 25. It will thus be seen that the sills 3| and 42 in this interlocked position provide a continuous slanted water run-off sill from the bottom of the panel Not only is this continuous sill provided but also the interlocking of the sills 3| and 42 tend to increase the rigidity of the respective glass panels and screens when arranged as shown in Fig. 3. When the screens 29 and 30 are in the storage compartment as described, the engagement between their respective top and bottom frame portion as illustrated in Fig. 3 further increases their rigidity of position and resistanceto rattling.

Some changes may-be made in the construction and arrangement of my door without departing from the-real spirit and purpose of my inventiornand it-is my intention to cover by my claims, any modified forms of structure or use of mechanical equivalents which may be reasonably included within their scope.

I claim: V l

1. In a combination storm and screen door, a door frame provided with an opening, a storage compartment within said door frame adjacent and communicating with said opening, a glass panel and window screen member respectively mounted in frames and arranged within said door frame and each vertically slidable therein and each capable of being moved to said storage compartment attimes or into position as closures for said frame opening at times, a sill member extending downwardly from the bottom of the frame on said glass panel in a direction towards the outside ofsaid door frame, a second sill secured transversely to and extending in two directions from the top of said screen member and slanted downwardly in a direction towards the outer side of said door frame, means for interlocking said sill members whereby when said glass panel is positioned as a closure for the door Irame opening and the screen is in the storage compartment of said door, saidsills will form a continuous rigid sill slanted downwardly from the bottom of the glass panel to the outer side of .the door.

2. --In a combination storm and screen-door, a

door frameprovided with an opening, a storage compartment within said door frame adjacent and communicating with said opening, a glass panel and window screen member respectively mounted in frames and arranged within said door frame and each vertically slidable therein and each capable of being moved to said storage compartment at times and into position as closures for said frame opening at times, a sill member extending downward from the bottom of the frame on said glass panel in a direction towards the outside of said door frame,- a second sill secured to and along and extending intwo directions fromthe top of said screen member and slanted downward in a direction towards the outer side of said door frame, means for interlocking said sill members whereby when said glass panel is positioned asialclosurev for the door frame-opening and the screenis in the storage compartment of said door, said sills will form a continuous sill slanted downward, from the bottom of the glass panel to the outer'side of the door, a third sill extending outwardly and" downwardly fromthe. bottom. of the screen framein adirection towards, the outer-"side of the door frame, means for interlocking said third sill with the outer side of said door frame at the bottom of the opening therein whereby, when the screen is positioned as a closure in the frame opening, said third sill will be interlocked with the outer side of the door frame at the bottom of the opening therein; the upper side of said third sill presenting a rigid sill slanting downward from the bottom of the screen to the outer side of the door.

3. In a combination storm and screen door, a door frame provided with an opening, a storage compartment within said door frame adjacent and communicating with said opening, a glass panel and window screen member respectively mounted in frames and arranged within said door frame and each vertically slidable therein and each capable of being moved to said storage compartment at times and into position as closures for said frame opening at times, inverted channel grooves formed on the inner and outer sides respectively of said door frame at the'bottom of said frame opening; said grooves extending between the side extremities of said opening, the channel groove on the outer side of said frame being lower in said frame than the channel groove on the inner side thereof, a sill member extending down from the bottom of the frame on said glass panel in a direction towards the outside of said door frame, a, channel groove on the forward edge portion of said sill, a similar groove on the rear edge portion of said sill, said grooves on said sill being at opposite sides of said glass panel, a second sill secured to and along and extending in two directions from the top of said screen member and slanted down in a direction towards the outer side of said door frame, inverted channel grooves on the edge portions respectively of said second sill; when'the glass panel is in place as a closure for the frame opening and the window screen is in the storage compartment of the door, said sill member on the bottom of said glass panel and the sill member on the top of said screen being interlocked, by means of said channel grooves, with each other and with the inner and outer sides of the bottom of said frame opening respectively to form a continuous sill, the parts of which are movable solely vertically in relation to each other and to said frame opening.

4. In a combination storm and screen door, a door frame provided with an opening, a storage compartment within said door frame adjacent and communicating with said opening,- glass panel and window screen members respectively mounted in frames and arranged within said door frame and each vertically slidable therein and each capable of being moved to said storage compartment at times and into position as closures for said frame opening at times, inverted channel grooves formed on the inner and outer sides respectively of said door frame at the bottom of said frame opening; said grooves extending between the side extremities of said opening, the channel groove on the outer side of said frame being lower in said frame than the channel groove on the inner side thereof, a sillmember extending down from the bottom of the frame on... said; glass: panel; in.;;a idirection -towards the? outside; of'saiddoor frame. a. channeLgroove-q-on the, forward edge portion, of said. si11, a similar. groove on the rear edge; portionof; saidill, said grooves on said ill beinggat opposite sidesofj said glass panel, a second sill securedto and along andiextendingin two directions from the top of said screen member and slanted down in a direction towards the outer side of said door frame, inverted channel grooves on the edge portions respectively of said second sill; a third sill extending out and down from the bottom of the screen frame in a direction towards the outer side of the door frame, a channel groove on the forward edge portion of said third sill; said third sill so constructed and arranged that when the screen is positioned as a closure for the door frame opening and the glass panel is in the storage compartment of the door, the'channel groove on said third sill will be interlocked with the channel groove on the outer side of the frame whereby said third sill is movable solely downward with regard to the outer side of said door.

5. In a combination storm and screen door, a door frame provided with an opening, a storage compartment within said door frame adjacent and communicating with said opening, a glass panel and window screen member respectively mounted in frames and arranged within said door frame and each vertically slidable therein and each capable of being moved to said storage compartment at times and into position as closures for said frame opening at times, a sill member extending down from the bottom of the frame on said glass panel in a direction towards the outside of said door frame, a second sill secured to and along and extending in two directions from the top of said screen member and slanted down in a direction towards the outer side of said door frame, means for interlocking said sill members whereby when said glass panel is positioned as a closure for the door'frame opening and the screen is in the storage compartment of said door, said sills will form a continuous sill slanted down from the bottom of the glass panel to the outer side of the door, a third sill extending out and down from the bottom of the screen frame in a direction towards the outer side of the door frame, means for interlocking said third sill with the outer side of said door frame at the bottom of the opening therein whereby when the screen is positioned as a closure in the frame opening this third sill will be interlocked with the outer side of the door frame at the bottom of the opening therein, a fourth sill member extending out and up from the top of the glass panel frame in a direction towards the inner side of the door, means for interlocking said fourth sill with the inner side of said door frame at the bottom of the opening therein when the glass panel is in the storage compartment of the door.

6. In a combination storm and screen door, a frame having an opening therein and a storage space adjacent said opening, a glass closure means vertically slidable in said frame and selectively capable of being moved to close said opening and to reside in said storage space, a screen closure means vertically slidable in said frame and selectively capable of being moved to close said opening at times and to reside in said storage space, sill members on the respective tops and bottoms of said glass and screen closures; the portions of said frame defining the boundary between the opening and the storage space being 7 engaged respeetively' on opposite sides of the door bythe sills of saidglass closure and the sills of said screen; closure respectively to make the portions of said frame defining the boundary between the storage space and the opening of said frame rigid.

HUGH W. BAS COM.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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